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A review by bossman8680
The Kept by James Scott
3.0
Overall I liked the story in this book. I did find a few sections that just too me seemed to drag the action of the story down.
For starters I thought that the beginning could have moved a a slightly faster pace. In particular the chapters where Caleb is caring for his mother. I felt that they could have all been condensed into a single chapter rather than spread out over several chapters.
I was also not a huge fan of the way the story ultimately ended. In all honesty I fell that there is actually no ending to the story. It is left open to interpretation which in my opinion is not a way to end a story.
I did thoroughly enjoy the middle section of the story which to me was the real meat of the story. I in particular like the accident at the ice-house and the description of the scene and the injuries incurred. The description of the town as a whole worked really well and helped show how life in the 1890's was like.
One other thing that I liked is that you don't find out the real reason for the death of the family until near the end of the story. That in particular kept me guessing all the way through the story. I will also admit part of my thinking for that section was based on what the climate was at the time for couples such as them.
For starters I thought that the beginning could have moved a a slightly faster pace. In particular the chapters where Caleb is caring for his mother. I felt that they could have all been condensed into a single chapter rather than spread out over several chapters.
I was also not a huge fan of the way the story ultimately ended. In all honesty I fell that there is actually no ending to the story. It is left open to interpretation which in my opinion is not a way to end a story.
I did thoroughly enjoy the middle section of the story which to me was the real meat of the story. I in particular like the accident at the ice-house and the description of the scene and the injuries incurred. The description of the town as a whole worked really well and helped show how life in the 1890's was like.
One other thing that I liked is that you don't find out the real reason for the death of the family until near the end of the story. That in particular kept me guessing all the way through the story. I will also admit part of my thinking for that section was based on what the climate was at the time for couples such as them.